| Scam alert! | | | | check into your account. |
| | | | | You get the check, deposit it into your |
| When advertising your boat for sale on the | | | | account, send the money then find out in a few |
| internet beware of the following scam… | | | | days that the "certified check" you received is a |
| | | | | fake. The "shipping money "is now gone to the |
| The basic scam starts with a reply to | | | | scammer and the address/contact information |
| your advertisement in bad English saying the price | | | | does not exist. |
| of the boat is good but they would like to know | | | | If a person buying your boat does not |
| general condition and if anything is in need of | | | | want to look at it, agrees to the price too quickly |
| repair. They will then ask for your address so | | | | or it seems too good to be true, be very wary. |
| they can send you a "certified" check for the full | | | | A simple check is to put the address into Google |
| amount plus shipping. This is where they get your | | | | earth or other address finder. The pictures from |
| money. After the check has been sent you will | | | | Google may show some interesting empty lots or |
| get an e-mail saying that the shipping company | | | | famous buildings. |
| cannot do the move or another reason requiring | | | | |
| you to return funds. Then they will ask you to | | | | There are many variations on this scam. |
| send the money for shipping by western union (or | | | | Go to for a complete list of scams and how |
| other secure money transfer) to a different | | | | they work. |
| shipping company after you have deposited the | | | | |